Eastern Wu
Sun Bu

Sun Bu, a Wu general, is recorded as having feigned surrender to lure Wei general Wang Ling into sending troops to receive him.
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History · vol. 26Records of the Three Kingdoms
…其明年,吳將孫布遣人詣揚州求降,辭云:「道遠不能自致,乞兵見迎。」…
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明帝即位,進封昌邑侯。太和二年,領豫州刺史。三年春,降人稱吳大嚴,揚聲欲詣江北獵,孫權欲自出。寵度其必襲西陽而爲之備,權聞之,退還。秋,使曹休從廬江南入合肥,令寵向夏口。寵上疏曰:「曹休雖明果而希用兵,今所從道,背湖旁江,易進難退,此兵之窪地也。若入無彊口,宜深爲之備。」寵表未報,休遂深入。賊果從無彊口斷夾石,要休還路。休戰不利,退走。會朱靈等從後來斷道,與賊相遇。賊驚走,休軍乃得還。是歲休薨,寵以前將軍代都督揚州諸軍事。汝南兵民戀慕,大小相率,奔隨道路,不可禁止。護軍表上,欲殺其爲首者。詔使寵將親兵千人自隨,其餘一無所問。四年,拜寵征東將軍。其冬,孫權揚聲欲至合肥,寵表召兖、豫諸軍,皆集。賊尋退還,被詔罷兵。寵以爲今賊大舉而還,非本意也,此必欲僞退以罷吾兵,而倒還乘虛,掩不備也,表不罷兵。後十餘日,權果更來,到合肥城,不克而還。其明年,吳將孫布遣人詣揚州求降,辭云:「道遠不能自致,乞兵見迎。」刺史王淩騰布書,請兵馬迎之。寵以爲必詐,不與兵,而作報書曰:「知識邪正,欲避禍就順,去暴歸道,甚相嘉尚。今欲遣兵相迎,然計兵少則不足相衞,多則事必遠聞。且先密計以成本志,臨時節度其宜。」寵會被書當入朝,勑留府長史:「若淩欲往迎,勿與兵也。」淩於後索兵不得,乃單遣一督將步騎七百人往迎之。布夜掩擊,督將迸走,死傷過半。初,寵與淩共事不平,淩支黨毀寵疲老悖謬,故明帝召之。旣至,體氣康彊,見而遣還。〈《世語》曰:王淩表寵年過耽酒,不可居方任。帝將召寵,給事中郭謀曰:「寵爲汝南太守、豫州刺史二十餘年,有勳方岳。及鎮淮南,吳人憚之。若不如所表,將爲所闚。可令還朝,問以方事以察之。」帝從之。寵旣至,進見,飲酒至一石不亂。帝慰勞之,遣還。〉寵屢表求留,詔報曰:「昔廉頗彊食,馬援據鞌,今君未老而自謂已老,何與廉、馬之相背邪?其思安邊境,惠此中國。」明年,吴將陸遜向廬江,論者以爲宜速赴之。寵曰:「廬江雖小,將勁兵精,守則經時。又賊舍船二百里來,後尾空縣,尚欲誘致,今宜聽其遂進,但恐走不可及耳。」整軍趨楊宜口。賊聞大兵東下,即夜遁。時權歲有來計。
History · vol. 47Records of the Three Kingdoms
…中郎將孫布詐降以誘魏將王淩,淩以軍迎布。冬十月,權以大兵潛伏於阜陵俟之,淩覺而走。…
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三年春二月,遣太常潘濬率眾五萬,討武陵蠻夷。衞溫、諸葛直皆以違詔無功,下獄誅。夏有野蠶成繭,大如卵。由拳野稻自生,改爲禾興縣。中郎將孫布詐降以誘魏將王淩,淩以軍迎布。冬十月,權以大兵潛伏於阜陵俟之,淩覺而走。會稽南始平言嘉禾生。十二月丁卯,大赦,改明元年也。
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Sun Bu was a Wu general mentioned in relevant accounts in the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the Romance.
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Sun Bu sent an envoy to Yangzhou to request surrender. Claiming the journey was long, he asked the Wei army to send troops to escort him. Man Chong suspected a ruse and refused to give Wang Ling troops. Wang Ling later sent only a commander with seven hundred foot and cavalry soldiers. Sun Bu attacked at night, and the commander fled; more than half of the Wei troops were killed or wounded. (According to the historical record)
The Records of the Three Kingdoms records that Sun Bu feigned surrender to lure Wang Ling, who led troops to meet him. Sun Quan had ambush troops at Fuling; after noticing them, Wang Ling withdrew. (According to the historical record)
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- 史 ch.26 §7→ Wang Ling
「道遠不能自致,乞兵見迎。」
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- 2 carried out · 1 worked · 0 turned down · 0 seen through
- RecordsFeign SurrenderFalse surrenderWorkedagainst Yang ProvinceJuan 26「布夜掩擊,督將迸走,死傷過半」
- RecordsFeign SurrenderFalse surrenderSeen throughagainst WeiJuan 47「權以大兵潛伏於阜陵俟之,淩覺而走」

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